Background: Theoretical and empirical studies indicate that dance can strengthen the participants' self. The aim of the systematic review is to give an overview of studies investigating the effects of dance interventions on aspects of the self (e.g., self-concept/-esteem). Research questions are:...

Introduction: Agitation and impaired cognitive functioning are common symptoms of dementia, which require costly medication regimens that are associated with adverse effects. This study investigates the effects of dance interventions on agitation and cognitive function in people living with demen...

Background: Exercising, including dancing, has been recommended to improve cardiovascular health of older people. Herein, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis verifying the effects of dance interventions on cardiovascular risk (CVR) in the elderly, comparing dancers to non-exercise ...

目的 系统性评价中医运动疗法对精神分裂症患者阴性症状改善的疗效，并比较不同中医运动方式、运动频率之间的 效果差异。 方法 通过检索中国知网、万方、维普、PubMed、Embase 数据库，严格按纳入、排除标准筛选中医运动疗法干预精神分裂症 患者的随机对照试验，检索建库至 2020 年 11 月。 评价纳入文献偏倚风险后，采用 RevMan 5.3 进行 Meta 分析。 结果 共纳入 9 项研 究，893 例患者，中医运动组的阴性症状量表（scale for the assessment of negative symptoms, SANS）、阳性与阴性症状量表评分均 高于对照组（P＜0...

Objectives: This study investigates the effects of the core elements of the Swedish model for physical activity on prescription (PAP) by evaluating studies that compared adults who received PAP with adults who did not receive PAP. All participants were adults identified by a healthcare profession...

The purpose of this study was to summarize the evidence from randomized clinical trials on the effects of dance on fall risk in older adults through a systematic review with meta-analysis. Fall risk was assessed through timed up and go, Berg Balance Scale, or one-leg stand tests. Data are present...

Dance may help individuals living with Parkinson's disease (PD) improve motor and non-motor symptoms that impact quality of life (QOL). The primary aim of this systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was to evaluate the efficacy of dance in improving motor and non-motor symptoms ...

This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (published or unpublished RCTs in English) examined the effectiveness of dance interventions compared to waitlist/active controls on cognitive functions in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Literature search was conducted on MEDLINE,...

Background: Dance therapy is a less conventional modality of physical activity in cardiovascular rehabilitation. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the effects of dance therapy in hypertensive patients. Methods: Pubmed, Scopus, LILACS, IBECS, MEDLINE and SciELO v...

This systematic review verified the effect of dance on postural control in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and investigated whether this practice can be as effective over a short period as when it is performed over a longer period in relation to the postural control of this population. The s...